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Post by Calum on Mar 2, 2019 19:20:30 GMT 12
The first Bell 429 for Police left Nowra on Thursday  IMG_1936_edit by Calum Gibson, on Flickr A few hours later it was packed and ready to go on ship (not my images)      |
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Post by madmac on Jul 8, 2019 13:30:03 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Jul 8, 2019 13:41:56 GMT 12
Eagles new bird got its pic in the News, pitty there isn't a bit more about the new airfames in the news I have seen it/them a couple of times around dusk, even on Flightradar24! Currently over New Lynn. |
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Post by mcmaster on Jul 8, 2019 23:20:33 GMT 12
Seems they’ve added all the police surveillance gear but also those big wire cutting doodads on top and bottom of the canopy. I guess the Navy didn’t get down n dirty in the streets like the cops.
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Post by Calum on Jul 9, 2019 15:02:38 GMT 12
Seems they’ve added all the police surveillance gear but also those big wire cutting doodads on top and bottom of the canopy. I guess the Navy didn’t get down n dirty in the streets like the cops. Not many wires over the sea. :-) |
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Post by kiwined on Jul 10, 2019 6:49:15 GMT 12
"Not many wires over the sea. :-)"
Maybe not in this photo but in a lot of the places they go there are plenty
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Post by Calum on Jul 11, 2019 14:29:51 GMT 12
"Not many wires over the sea. :-)" Maybe not in this photo but in a lot of the places they go there are plenty
I was referring to the RAN use of the Bell 429. Traditionally the RAN haven't bothered with wire protection and this was the same for the 429, although we got the fixed provisions during build just in case (plus it s good for reselling). Will you doing an article on the NZ Polices new aircraft? |
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Post by kiwined on Jul 15, 2019 7:58:35 GMT 12
Calum - When I shot the 429s over in Nowra they actually did quite a bit of flying over land, out in the mountains. They were used to keep the crews current and they could go anywhere and do anything, not just over the water.
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Post by Calum on Jul 16, 2019 14:14:53 GMT 12
Calum - When I shot the 429s over in Nowra they actually did quite a bit of flying over land, out in the mountains. They were used to keep the crews current and they could go anywhere and do anything, not just over the water. Ned I worked on the progamme for pretty much the entire length of it so I have a good idea of what they did and why things were the way they were  |
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Post by madmac on Nov 30, 2020 6:59:20 GMT 12
Are the Police still using an AS355? There was a blue AS355 (with no FLIR that I could see) bordering on being excessively low poking around groups of trees, probably in a radius of 800 meters or so of the local residence of dubious individuals the other day when they were looking for that person who escaped from custody and captured in Te Awamutu (27/11).
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Post by keroburner on Nov 30, 2020 7:45:06 GMT 12
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Post by pepe on Nov 30, 2020 10:00:43 GMT 12
Outside of the Auckland region the Police do utilise other helicopter operators on a regular basis for training, Search & Rescue, etc.
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Post by kiwined on Dec 3, 2020 17:30:33 GMT 12
Madmac - No the AS355s were retired and I think Airwork is donating one of them to MOTAT.
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Post by Luis 'ᚭᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ' Rozas on Dec 17, 2020 17:15:01 GMT 12
That'd make an interesting display. |
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Post by Luis 'ᚭᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ' Rozas on Dec 17, 2020 17:28:42 GMT 12
This may be of interest to people here. Last year for Level 1 Media Studies we were required to write two news articles for AS90996 (1.8, write two media texts for a specific target audience). The first of these was mandatorily about our school's Polyfest rehearsal which I was the official photographer for (note this is not as impressive as it sounds). The second was our choice. I chose the Police ASU, secured an interview and this was the result. article |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2020 1:02:39 GMT 12
Nice work Luis! As a qualified but reformed newspaper journo I see potential there. And, based on the views of forum members, we need more reporters with an aviation knowledge base.
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Post by Luis 'ᚭᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ' Rozas on Dec 19, 2020 17:14:38 GMT 12
Nice work Luis! As a qualified but reformed newspaper journo I see potential there. And, based on the views of forum members, we need more reporters with an aviation knowledge base. Thank you Zac! I wouldn't be opposed to going into journalism, in fact it's one of the few career options my particular set of skills will net me. And yes we really need more reporters with an aviation knowledge base. |
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